Starting a electricity retailer doesn’t sound like an easy thing to do, but startup Ethical Electric is setting out to do that – but without needing to building and operating distribution lines.…
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Boulder gears up for legal battle over the grid
A tough legal showdown between the city of Boulder and utility Xcel Energy is brewing as the city prepares to force Xcel to sell its distribution network.…
Read MoreThe pressure to add clean power in California
The race for more clean power has intensified in California, and utilities such as PG&E and San Diego Gas & Electric have been busy inking contracts to meet what is the toughest standard in the country.…
Read MoreBoulder aims for energy independence in the name of clean power
Boulder plans to ask its voters to decide if it should form its own utility instead of relying on Xcel for electricity. The city says the move is for gaining more control over buying clean sources of power.…
Read More5 reasons why Microsoft Hohm didn’t take off
They're dropping like flies: the big Internet companies' online energy tools. Last week, it was Google pulling the plug on PowerMeter, and this week, it's RIP for Microsoft and its Hohm energy tool. Here's my assessment of 5 reasons why Microsoft Hohm didn't take off.…
Read MoreThe Next-Gen Utility: When Every Rooftop Is a Power Plant
Will your local utility one day go the way of dinosaurs? As more home and business owners install solar panels, wind turbines and other electricity and heat generating equipment, the roles of the utilities will change and new business opportunities will rise.…
Read MoreBattle Over Solar Permit Costs in Colorado
Solar equipment installers and manufacturers have pointed out for some time now the hassles of dealing with disparate permitting rules and costs from one city or county to the next. A new report highlights this challenge in Colorado, where a bill is pending to cap fees.…
Read MoreXcel’s SmartGridCity Can Thank Fiber For Ballooning Costs
Xcel Energy’s showcase smart grid project in Boulder, Colo. has cost a lot more than originally expected, and the Colorado Public Utility…
Read MoreXCel Energy Says Boulder SmartGridCity Is Live
If you thought the smart grid was a distant future, in some cities it’s already here. Xcel Energy (s XEL), which sells…
Read MoreFAQ: Smart Grid
President Obama has called for the installation of 40 million smart meters and 3,000 miles of transmission lines. That means 2009 could…
Read MoreWeekly App Store Roundup: Oct. 18, 2008
Amidst the hubbub of this week’s Apple announcements, the App Store continued to bubble away with a host of new apps joining…
Read MoreXcel to Kick Coal and Boost Biomass
Today, Xcel Energy said it intends to convert a coal-fired power generator in Wisconsin to burn gas derived from biomass. The Bay…
Read MoreGridPoint Raises Massive $120M, Grabs Plug-In Startup V2Green
GridPoint, a smart grid company that helps utilities balance energy loads, just announced that it has more than doubled its funding, adding…
Read MoreXcel Energy: Did We Say Profit? Not When We Count Carbon
Xcel Energy will disclose in SEC filings the risks of future climate change regulation and legislation, climate-change related litigation and physical impacts of climate change. The company estimates that carbon emission would have cost $603 million last year, more than its 2007 profits.…
Read MoreI Want My Three Minutes Back Goes Behind the Vlogging Scene
Most documentarians tackling a somewhat obscure subculture have little guarantee that their subjects will be comfortable on camera. But by choosing to…
Read MoreCoal Death Watch: Swapping Out Coal for Renewables
We’re usually content to just see plans for traditional coal-fired power plants get the kibosh when authorities refuse to grant the dirty…
Read MoreHow Do You Rate NBC’s Olympics Coverage?
GigaOM is asking its readers to rate NBC’s coverage of Olympics on old & NewTeeVee. We thought it would be a good…
Read MorePG&E fiddling as the grid burns?
[qi:_earth2tech] Om’s post about the power grid as the Web’s weakest link got me thinking about where utilities like PG&E are spending…
Read MoreSingapore’s Unwired Dream
Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced the country’s “[email protected] initiative” this week, which is a plan to cover the island nation…
Read MoreBroadband, Soon On Indian Skies
The ‘Broadband in the Sky’ concept is finding its way to India. Early next year, passengers aboard planes of several Indian carriers…
Read MoreFirst user reviews of the Origami trickling in
There are no shortage of blog posts about the terrible reviews that UMPCs are getting in the mainstream press but the useful…
Read MoreCraig Pringle makes a case for digital copies of books
Tablet PC MVP Craig Pringle has written an excellent article that makes a case for digital versions of books. In An open…
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